The Cecil Whig., 1887-06-04
INTERVIEW WITH ME-. BLAINE.
Preparing to sail for Europe-Details About
HIS Proposed Tour.

ia'o toPosSu AohA-
Tne New York World of Wednesday
contained an elaborate account of a visit
made by correspondent to Mr.. Blaine
at his house in Augusta, Me and after
wards at his cottage at Bar lIarbor, in
the course of which Mr. Blame gave fully
his Plans for his forthcoming trip, dis
cussed the false reports of his failing
health, and referred at length to the
work he has bestowed upon the books
just finished. He says his visit abroad
will extend over more than a year, and
doubtless beyond the time of the meeting
of the next National convention. TO the
World correspondent Mr.. Blaine said: Il
am going abroad. and expect to be away
about year. Mrs. Blaine and my two
daughters, Marguerite and Hattie, will
make up the party. have engaged state
rooms on the Ems, which sails Wednes-
day week. We shall stop at Southap p
ton, and go at once to London. We in
tend to spend a considerable time travel
ing through Great Britain. After Eng
land we will probably go into Scotland
and Ireland. Then | think we shall spend
time IN Germany, and after that take
France. By this time it will probably be
getting so late in the year that Spain and
Italy will be omfortable. We intend to
make a tour through both of these coun-
tries and spend next winter along the
MediterraLean. We will probably make
long visits in Rome and Greece, perhaps
stop brief time i'll Constantinople, and
visit the scenes OF the recent earthquakes
III the south OF France aud adjoining por-
tions of Italy. A year is sufficient to
cover great deal of ground without hur-
rying."
The correspondent asked: GLOW about
the report, Mr.. Blaine, that you contem-
plate in some way assisting Mr.. Glad
stone and the home rule party?' That
story is purely imaginative. never had
such an idea ill my mind"
1T has been widely published that
your trip to Europe is for the benefit OF
your health. Is that the case?'
81 have had hardly sick dav III nay
life. Never any time serious, and never
had an organic trouble of any kind
Mr.. Blaine positively declined to talk
about politics, except that while in con-
velsation with the correspondent in his
COGld,t hU Dhl lldI Uol ITO SdlU, III ltedl u
to the Burchard incident in 1854: Il
didn't hear what he said. but the repor,
ters heard it, and next day every paper
in the country had it, of course, but as a
matter of fact did not hear it myself
Way out in Indiana they had it that
said It,"
"In good many places i'll the West
they had slips of paper printed with
Read What Mr.. Blaine Says on them,
and distributed them in front of the
churches on Sunday. That is what lost
me the election. You know, of course,
how close it was. Well. in New York city
alone it lost me several Thousand votes,
good deal more than enough to have
carried the State. | have never felt sure
that was not elected. 1t was matter
of less than six hundred votes to have
turned New York the other way. When
it is as close as that there is no certainty
Of the count. do not think it can ever
be said with certainty which Que of us
really got the most votes"
Bishop Haven on the Women Question
Bishop Gilbert Haven, in a Thanks
giving sermon reviewing the various re-
forms of the day, said
"The suffrage of woman must follow
that of the African. She is citizen al,
ready, frequently tax payer, always o.
equal intelligence ,often of fsuperior virtue
to man. She is our mother and who
believes he knows more than his mother
or is better able to understand and ex,
erciSe any duty? She is our wife who
that deserved wife believes himself the
superior of that welded SOUP She i:
our sister; and who does not know thai
when in school together she more fire.
quently led him in scholarship than he
her? She of the commonwealth, having
equal rights with every other member.
She is bone Of our bone and flesh of oul
flesh. Surely all enforced exclusion Of
her from her just claims is the greatest
injustice. If we preeminently despise
the man who strikes woman, how
should we feel toward the State which
thus strikes down all It's women, and
robs them of all power of defence
from its blows? Above all, we need
her help. Christ is seeking to es-
tablish his empire in the earth. 1t
is an empire of peace, of unity, OF
righteousness, of love. 1t is to be es-
tablished in good-willing men, in holy
laws, in sacred institutions, in purified
society. How can this be done except
by the cooperation ofthe best and most
numerous members of that society.
How can this be done except by the
cooperation of the best and most nu-
merous members of that society2 Only
by woman's vote can the kingdom of
God be completely established. Only
thus can we save the State from de-
bauchery and utter demoralization.
"That work will go forward. 1t is
advancing everywhere and when the
next election comes, may we see our
sisters sitting by US, and Transforming
the dirty, smoky atmosphere of the
voting-rooms into sweet and quiet par
lors, full of pleasure and peace"